Formatting Enumerations

A format specifier can quickly convert an enumerated type into a properly formatted value string:

 enum enumType {     TypeA = 1,     TypeB = 2,     TypeC = 3 } enumType eVal = enumType.TypeB; Console.WriteLine( "{0:g} [" + string.Format( "{0:g}", eVal ) + "]" ); 

Table C-3 shows how to format an enumeration that takes a value of enumType.TypeB.

Table C-3: Formatting an Enumeration Taking a Value of enumType.TypeB

SPECIFIER	TYPE	FORMAT	OUTPUT
G	Default (flag names if available, otherwise decimal)	{0:G}	TypeB
F	Flags always	{0:F}	TypeB
D	Integer always	{0:D}	2
X	Eight-digit hex	{0:X}	00000002